Women Have Harder Time Quitting Cigarettes ('Cause We're a Little Crazy)

A recent study found that women have a harder time than men quitting smoking. And while I certainly agree with said statement, I can’t say that their reasoning behind it isn’t at all insulting to women.

University of Pittsburgh psychologist Saul Shiffman says acute emotion — getting upset suddenly — can have a “big role” in getting women to pick up a cigarette.

“Relapse is the whole game,” says Shiffman, who notes that among men and women who quit smoking without any treatment like nicotine replacement, about three-fourths return to smoking within just one week. “So, essentially the key to quitting is avoiding relapse,” he says.

Shiffman says relapse starts with a single lapse — for example, smoking a cigarette during a period of not smoking, thinking that the return to smoking is temporary. Shiffman says people tend to have lapses when they’re emotionally upset. He also says this seems to occur more frequently with women.

Source: NPR

*And….exhale…and…..breathe*

Perhaps it’s because I’m a woman, and therefore “more prone to being emotionally upset,” but I consider the findings of this study kinda insulting. He might as well say “female hysteria” still exists.

What do you roosters and clams think about these results?

Think it over while scoping out the gallery of Female Celebrities Smoking Cigarettes, including hotties like Monica Bellucci and Angelina Jolie, below!